By Betting Zone
September 6 2006

Robert Huth may have left Chelsea but he has nothing but the highest praise for the 'Special One' he left behind at Stamford Bridge.


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The German international defender finally completed his protracted £6million transfer from Chelsea to Middlesbrough on deadline day, completing a trio of new signings for manager Gareth Southgate.

Striker Jason Euell completed a £300,000 switch from Charlton on Thursday evening with Jonathan Woodgate joining on a season-long loan from Real Madrid.

Despite finding a starting place hard to come by at Chelsea, Huth, who signed a five-year deal, refused to criticise Stamford Bridge boss Jose Mourinho.

"The manager was brilliant for me and I learned a lot from him and I've only got good words for Chelsea," Huth said.

"The manager did have different plans for me but you give it time. I thought I deserved to play but it didn't happen and it was time to move on.

"I was frustrated with the situation and it doesn't take a genius to work out that I needed a move and that it would be good for the club also.

"I never had a run of 10-15 games so I will be looking forward to playing regularly if selected."

It appeared at one stage that the transfer was destined to stall at the 11th hour.

A planned unveiling fell through on Thursday afternoon and despite Middlesbrough chief executive Keith Lamb remaining confident the saga would be resolved by the early evening, confirmation had not been issued by either party by the close of the window at midnight.

However, both parties confirmed the transfer today and with the help of the Premier League Huth is eligible to play for his new club as soon as he has regained full fitness following a foot operation in the summer.

"It's been frustrating," said the 22-year-old Berliner. "I picked up an injury in the World Cup so the transfer was put back for five weeks.

"But now I'm delighted that everything has gone through.

"Thursday was a very tense day and when we got to 10 o'clock and it hadn't been sorted you do think 'Is it going to happen?'

"So I'm delighted that everything went through at the end. It's important to get games under my belt and that wasn't the case at Chelsea with all the new signings.

"I was impressed with the way Middlesbrough have looked after me, the way they've shown great interest in me."

Lamb explained the reason behind the delay.

He said: "We were unfortunate because all our documentation was completed some time ago, as was the agreement with Chelsea.

"The deal was never in any doubt, the deal was always secure. We just needed one signature on one piece of documentation.

"But Chelsea were wrapped up on the day with dealings over Ashley Cole and William Gallas. That took some time but when that was sorted the final piece of the jigsaw could go in place.

"There was a tremendous willingness to ensure the transfer happened and we're very grateful to the Premier League for their help in ensuring it was completed.

"We can now concentrate on football and step off that transfer merry-go-round."

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by Harry Haverton

International week can sometimes be a bit of a drag but we can really liven this one up by making some money on tonight's France v Italy Euro 2008 qualifier.

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